Election 2020

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Just Exposed Mike Pence’s Cowardice — Pence is No ‘Hero’

MSNBC anchor Lawrence O’Donnell had some razor-sharp criticism for former Vice President Mike Pence for waiting for so long to publicly announce he wouldn’t go along with Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, Raw Story reports.

O’Donnell shared his thoughts with Rachel Maddow during the space between shows.

“Good evening, Rachel,” O’Donnell said. “We’re gonna have Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joining us.”

“He’s a member of the committee and based on what you are saying a few minutes ago, I’m gonna ask him, if their investigation, talking to the Pence staff, did anyone explain to the committee why the day before Jan. 6, when Donald Trump put out a statement saying Mike Pence and I completely agree that Mike Pence has the authority to reject electors, why didn’t Mike Pence immediately put out a statement saying, no this is my position?”

“Why did he wait until the next day, when the attack on the Capitol was already underway?” O’Donnell asked.

Pence always had Daddy Trump looking over his shoulder, and Pence was always looking to make him happy.

Maddow was of the same mindset.

“Yes,” she replied. “I mean, he could’ve said I want everyone in America, including those who are coming to Washington tomorrow to support me and the president, I want everybody to be under no illusions. I do not have the power to throw out the election results, nor does any individual American as our forefathers said, and we look forward to seeing you tomorrow, and MAGA forever but I’m not gonna do that.”

O’Donnell put it down to Pence’s potential 2024 presidential campaign ambitions.

“On Dec. 19, Donald Trump summoned his troops to Washington for a rally on Jan. 6. That would have been a very good day for the vice president of the United States to announce that nothing can change the Electoral College count on Jan. 6,” O’Donnell explained. “Could’ve made that announcement on the day Donald Trump made the announcement that it will be a rally on Jan. 6, but Mike Pence decided not to tell Donald Trump, and the Trump voters the truth, because Mike Pence was still clinging to the dream that someday, those Trump voters would be voting for Mike Pence for president.”

“And so, he didn’t want to be the bearer of bad news to see future voters,” O’Donnell explained.

Well, if that’s the case, all I can say is it backfired. During the assault on the Capitol, rioters were calling for Pence to be hanged and those who supported Trump may remember that when Election Day comes around in November 2024.

In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, second from left, works beside Vice President Mike Pence during the certification of Electoral College ballots in the presidential election, in the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Indeed, if Pence had announced that he wouldn’t subvert the election perhaps Trump supporters wouldn’t have been so likely to riot. But we’ll never know, now will we?

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